Press Releases - Senator Elizabeth Warren

March 24, 2021

At Banking and Housing Hearing, Secretary Yellen Confirms Governors Have Authority to Allocate American Rescue Plan Funds to Communities Hard Hit By COVID-19, Treasury Will Issue Further Guidance”

Video of Hearing Exchange (Youtube) Washington, DC – In a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) asked Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen for clarification regarding statutory language in the American Rescue Plan...

March 23, 2021

Warren Applauds Secretary Austin’s Decision to Suspend Dozens of Pentagon Advisory Boards and Calls for Stronger Ethics Standards

Text of the Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin praising his decision to suspend dozens of Defense Department...

March 19, 2021

Senators Warren and Markey Reconvene Bipartisan Advisory Committee on Massachusetts Judicial Nominations to Accept Additional Applications for the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Washington, DC – In the wake of Judge William G. Young announcing his intention to retire from regular active service as a United States District Court Judge, United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today announced they...

March 18, 2021

Senator Warren at Banking and Housing Hearing: Federal Reserve Must Fulfill Mandate to Ensure Safety of Too-Big-To-Fail Banks By Addressing the Risks Climate Change Poses to the Economy

Video of Hearing Exchange (Youtube) Washington, DC – In a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) highlighted the risks climate change poses to the economy and why the Federal Reserve and...

March 18, 2021

Warren, Booker, Durbin, Colleagues Call on DOJ Inspector General to Conduct Comprehensive Review of Bureau of Prison COVID-19 Deaths

Text of the Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General (OIG) urging them to conduct a...

March 18, 2021

Warren, Andy Levin, Markey, and Ocasio-Cortez Unveil the BUILD GREEN Infrastructure and Jobs Act to Jumpstart the Transition to Electric Transportation and Modernize Infrastructure

Bill Text (PDF) | Bill Summary (PDF) Data For Progress Analysis (PDF) | Data For Progress Survey (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Congressman Andrew Levin (D-Mich.), along with Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and...

March 17, 2021

Warren, Clark, and MA Delegation Push Commonwealth for Answers on MBTA Cuts

Text of Letter (PDF) Boston, MA – Today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (D- Mass.), and the Massachusetts Delegation, including Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Representatives Richard E. Neal (D-Mass.), James P. McGovern (D-Mass.),Stephen...

March 17, 2021

At Senate Finance Committee Hearing, Senator Warren Calls Out Genesis’ Corporate Greed While Leaving Its Workers and Residents Without Adequate PPE and COVID-19 Safety Supplies

Video of Hearing Exchange (Youtube) Washington, DC – In a Senate Finance Committee hearing today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) highlighted new details she revealed earlier today about Genesis Healthcare, a for-profit nursing home chain, for its failed response...

March 17, 2021

Warren Releases New Details on Genesis Nursing Home Company’s Massive CEO Payout

Nearly 3,000 Genesis Nursing Home Residents and Staff Died in COVID-19 Pandemic; Company Accepted Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Federal Aid and Was Still Driven Into Near Bankruptcy, CEO Paid $8 Million in 2020; Left Company Just Two Months...

March 16, 2021

At SASC Hearing, United States Northern Command Commits to Helping Improve Vaccine Distribution to Communities of Color Hit Hardest by the COVID-19 Pandemic

Video of Exchange (Youtube) Washington, DC – During today’s Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) hearing, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) questioned General Glen D. VanHerck, Commander, U.S. Northern Command, about efforts to administer vaccinations to communities of color and...

March 12, 2021

Warren, Tillis Question DoD and HUD on Accessible Military Housing for Families With Disabilities and Release Information on Concerns With Private Military Housing Providers

In December 2020, Senators Warren and Tillis questioned the five largest private military housing providers about their reported failure to provide adequate housing to families with disabilities. “The responses from these companies reveal a series of concerns on accessible housing...

March 12, 2021

Sen. Warren and Rep. Lee Reintroduce Legislation to Invest in COVID-19 Resources for Medically Underserved Communities

Bill Text (PDF) | One-Pager (PDF) Washington, DC – Today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA-13) reintroduced the COVID Community Care Act—legislation that provides emergency funding for community organizations in medically underserved communities that suffer...